Kooikerhondje Dog Names

The little orange and white dog known as the Kooikerhondje is a rare breed in North America and there are few that are gaining any recognition within the United States. However, in the United Kingdom, Kyla, or Valleyrise Heaven Sent to Kylecroft, made people in the dog fancy sit up and take notice of this unique Dutch breed. Kyla began her conformation show career at just eight months old in 1993 and won Best Imported Breeds Register Puppy at the Ladies Kennel Association (LKA) shows. Judge Terry Thorn had high praise for Kyla and predicted that she would have an excellent show career. In 1994, Kyla was named the top winning Kooikerhondje female. Then she won Top Kooikerhondje for 1995 through 2000, making her the longest unbeaten Kooikerhondje in the history of the breed with six consecutive number one placements for the entire Kooikerhondje breed being shown within the United Kingdom. Kyla also added Top Imported Register All Breed wins in 1996 and 1998 to her impressive resume. Kyla was an ambassador at Discover Dogs during the Crufts Dog Show in 2004 where she helped promote her breed to those who did not know anything about the Kooikerhondje. Kyla also produced one litter. She has four offspring that are Championship Show first prize winners. Her son, Kylecroft Countryman, earned the Top Kooikerhondje honor for 2003. Sadly, Kyla passed away in 2004 at the age of 11 years.

A great Kooikerhondje ambassador within the United States is Luke, or Grand Champion Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CM CGC TKN, who won Owner Handled Reserve Best in Show at that Travis County Kennel Club in Austin, Texas on October 27, 2017, under Judge Gloria Kerr. On October 28, 2017, Luke won Owner Handled Sporting Group first under Judge Donna Earnst. Aside from earning his grand championship in conformation, Luke has also earned a Certificate of Merit (CM), Canine Good Citizenship (CGC), and Novice Trick Dog (TKN) titles. Luke was the first Kooikerhondje to be awarded a Certificate of Merit through the AKC. Luke is co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikers but lives at Waterbound Kooikers in Alvin, Texas.

Waterbound Kooikers has been promoting the Kooikerhondje breed since 2008 when they purchased their first female, UKC CH Vonlin’s Temple of the Winds RE, AX, MXJ, FDCH, CGC. It is the goal of Waterbound Kooikers to produce healthy, beautiful companions that are able to be competitive in conformation and performance events. They are selective in which dogs they breed and the type of homes that the puppies receive.